tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post8296115015678760110..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: May 3, 1980Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-48282199488575959722023-05-15T13:04:29.103-04:002023-05-15T13:04:29.103-04:00As I mentioned to someone else, Bill Cullen was th...As I mentioned to someone else, Bill Cullen was the renaissance man of game show hosts!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-41864712945403784502023-05-15T13:04:05.470-04:002023-05-15T13:04:05.470-04:00I can't wait to read it!I can't wait to read it!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-53646895307557724562023-05-15T13:03:40.118-04:002023-05-15T13:03:40.118-04:00And remember SCTV's "Battle of the PBS St...And remember SCTV's "Battle of the PBS Stars" - who can forget the fight between Julia Child and Mr. Rogers?Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-40914868831677906332023-05-08T20:25:44.672-04:002023-05-08T20:25:44.672-04:00Another thing that week was Bill Cullen hosting tw...Another thing that week was Bill Cullen hosting two shows on NBC. Filling in for Allen Ludden on Password Plus and fronting his own Chain Reaction. Jimmy Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201067224454606462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-23045972172836738562023-05-08T10:27:17.828-04:002023-05-08T10:27:17.828-04:00Oh man...Prisoner Cell Block H! I haven't tho...Oh man...Prisoner Cell Block H! I haven't thought of that in years! I caught it from Detroit's famed indie, WKBD, Channel 50 (they always had the best syndicated shows). They ran it at 11:00pm (more fun that way--had to be cool watching it so the folks wouldn't know you were up so late). I remember it being quite violent and "adult" compared to anything from basic network TV. A very cool intro for me into the Australian New Wave, before I routinely caught things like Breaker Morant and Mad Max at our dear departed art house.<br />As for Battle of the Network Stars, I encourage you to check out whole episodes if you can find them. You haven't lived until you see the real, actual psychosis known as Robert Conrad make jokes about the Holocaust, lighting up a Malboro, before goading Gabe Kaplan into a footrace...and losing. Scripted? No way. You can watch it like the Zapruder film--it's endlessly fascinating (I think I just found my next review subject this month...).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110737580937448266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-60373039394970817012023-05-06T16:55:53.867-04:002023-05-06T16:55:53.867-04:00It's worth noting that the Doan Report's T...It's worth noting that the Doan Report's Top 10 list was the impetus for Al Franken's notorious "Limo for a Lame-o" commentary on <i>SNL</i>'s 'Weekend Update' five days later. Speaking of which, has the appeal of <i>Battle of the Network Stars</i> ever been summed up better than their hilarious faux promo for "Network Battle of the T's and A's" ("The biggest stars, with the biggest T's, and the nicest A's!"). top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.com